Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-31


THE r. OF L. NEW RULES.
Adaisienal Prspesitseas q the ReviseA
Conssisustoa.
The Philadelphia Pres says, Nearly 81 TIE
local assemblies OF the Knights OF Labor through.
out the city have now received cop,ce o. General
secretary Litchmans special circular, with copite
OF the revised constitution and lava In sddi.oh
70 the important changes pointed out In the Prss
are number OF minor amendmentA which aie
given below:
Ihe temperance rules, inculcated IN section III
article XVI, are OF the most stringent oharss-
yer. They read: NO person who either sells W
makes living or any part OF Il by the sale OF In
toAica'ing drink, either as manufacturer, dealer
=" agent or through any member OF the family, o.
VINO LENDS bar permanently or temporarily, can
oe ADMITTED into or remain In membership In this
oruer and no lawyer. banker professional gambler
sn,a ,Ss % can be admitted member going
!stn tne same, shall cease TO be q member, OF
'emro,ns oaI permanently or temporarily
Ioucnlng the matter OF strikes the new laws Get
torIn In section BIS OF article xNXv1 say: mo
stnke snail De declared or entered into by any
member or members OF any local assembly with
Out the sanction OF the Executive board of the
State or district assembly or local assembly under
tne genera assembly as the case may be, and the
master workman OF the State or District assembly
may demand The charter and books Of any Local
that violates the law. The general executive
effect settlement OF any strike participated In
by members OF the order. whether SAID strike has
or mas moi been sanctioned by said board"
section S.S, OF the same article, provides: .Any
member OF the order who shall malgn any offi.,er
or member, and who shall fail 70 sustain his "a.
sertions by preferring, within fifteen days charves
against said officer or member, and who shall isil
10 prove the same upon conviction OF the offense,
1.-The general executive board may nc any time
| submit 10 the local assemblies az the order an
amendment TO any part OF the constitution; and
A l.a
specified, which shall be not less than thirty days
| by majority OF said local assemblies voting
thereon, IL Shall become a part OF the constitu-
That part of the constitution governing other
Than the general assembly or its ofrcers may be
amended at any regular annual session Of the
general assembly by a two-thirds vote
THAT part OF the constitution governing the
without the thirty days notice herein provided.
IN this manner: The proposed amendment hav.
Ing been submitted signed by six representatives
shall first vote upon the question: shall the pro.
posed amendment be acted upon at this session.
! in the Affirmative, the amendment shall be COZ.
vote in favor"
INTEREST CHECKS. = Treasurer cHyatt to-day
mailed 1,43e checks, aggregating &, 80. 24o in
payment OF the interest due June on saoa 300
=. s. registered per cent bonds OF the funded
| loan OF 1891.
FRExpNANs HOSPITAL SUPPLIES. = contrscts for
furnishing supplies for the Freedman's Hospital
for the ensuing fiscal year have been awarded 20
the following washington merchants: Chss Z.
l I,1G,a,,on meat =: b Bryan Bro, Browning a
Roller, crackers; Poole 4 BROOKE, OF: dry eoods
shoes and clothing, Lansburgh & Bro, B. Mch &
Hahn; drugs and chemicals z. d. Gilman, @. y.
Ware, r. K. Helphenstine, Scheller & stevens:
sorn SsS Rysea G AND VIM Bgtler Oats
nails, Z. q. Wheeler.
FuNERAL--The funeral OF Mr. jeremiah Quinn,
whose sudden death was mentioned In last even
Ing STAR took place from his late residence, No.
The cortege proceeded TO St. Dom1nics church
where solemn high mass was celebrated by Father
b. b F. Logan, celebrant. Father NJ. p. spaiding,
deacon and Father w. X. Dunn, sub-deacon After
the mass Rev. Father Logan delivered touching
address The pallbearers were Messrs. Michael
Donahoe, Jno OMEN and Jno. Fegan. lnterment
at Mt olivet Cemetery.
Drank an Ounce Of Acoutse.
SINGULAR CASE OF sELF-DEsTRucTroH IN A MAZE
VILE DRUG sToRR.
special from Nashville. dated May 80 SAYS: In
East Nashville to-day John @. Bernal an old man
painter, and very much addicted TO Joking. went
into drug store, and going back TO where George
Donelson, clerk, was putting up medicine said;
George, I'm tired OF living; what will Xiii ue,-
Donelson, who was measuring aconite, said ..Here,s
something that will XII you mighty quick-acon.
IL
Bernal; get me something TO drink Il out or"
DonelSon poured out an ounce graduate fun and
Bernal, who took II up and drank It. Donelson,
Looking up a moment later and seeing the empty
"My God! Did you drink that."
Yes" said Bernal
"Then you'l die, said Donelson, and rushed on
ior help. Six or seven physcians were summoned
ana ol0 al they could, but IL was too late Der.
nal SAID he had no idea or killing himself aud no
idea that the glass contained poison HIS wife and
Two grown sons were also called and were with
him when he died. Donelson is much depressed
and claims that he knew the old man was JoElne
Su. Thought ne would not drink the poison after
being told what II was. Bernal was about sixty
years oid ana thought well Of by everybody.
M. ROuvieF Tries HIS Hand Again.
1t is officially stated that President Greyy hss
signed the Following cabinet list: NJ. Rouyter.
premier and minister OF nnance and OF posts ana
telegraphs NJ. Fallieres minister OF the interior.
NJ. Flourens minister OF foreign affairs; NJ Spuler
minister OF public Instruction; NJ. Mazeau min.
lister OF justice; Gen. Ferrona, minister OF war.
NJ. Barley, minister OF marine: NJ Dallrresme
minister OF public works; NJ. Barbe, minister OF
QUEER BARGAINS WITH A BRoTHRR-An inter.
eStlng case In cincinnati court saturday WAS 4
suit 70 compel Chas Dickson to refund several
thousand dollars TO his brother, Harry Dickson Of
unsound mind. Charles was the guardian OF Harry.
IL Ia alleged that he wronged harry Ia bargains
Here are samples OF the way Charles did Il: John
Grandin, an expert, testified that Charles sold .
tum woibu uOt haffy $lO, 600.
JAS N. Glenn testified that Charles bought cfty
property OF Harry for $4,000 which at the time
was worth &l5, 1O0 another witness valued tt at
$1,000. The Dicks0ns q prominent family
ana all the witnesses were men Of prominence and
business ability.
CHILD BITTEN By A SSAkR WHILE AT PLAY
In Columbus, Ohio last Friday the three-year.
Old son or Mr.. Mathew Porter, living near this
city, was In the yard playing. suddenly the
mother was startled by hearing piercing scream,
ana, running out, found the boy crying bitterly
and his leg last becoming swollen. IL IS supposed
That he was bitten by copperhead snake. Every
known remedy was used 10 counterfeit the effect
OF the poison, but all TO no purpose. The child
died within q few hours
AN EARTHoUAKR MURDER-Rebecca Ella OF
P1ckens, =. c., showed evidence OF insanity after
the recent earthquake, and Friday she brutally
murdered her own child. She says she heard a
great noise coming, and that both She and her
child would have perishedf the child had not been
killed.
SHOT NAN INSTEAD OF THE CRANE.-At Craryss